Letter from Edward H. Andrews to Lord Clonbrock, 7 November 1916

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Letter from Edward H. Andrews to Lord Clonbrock, 7 November 1916

1 Irish Police & Constabulary Recognition fund. President : The Right Hon. The EARL OF MEATH, K.P., H.M.L.
Vice—President: SIR JOHN ARNOTT Bart.
Chairman of Committee : SIR MAURICE DOCKRELL, D.L. Hon. Treasurer : RICHARD W. BOOTH, J.P.
Deputy-Chairman : JOHN MOONEY, C.V.O., D L. Hon. Secs : V. C. LE FANU J.P., and ED. H. ANDREWS, J.P.
Committee:
LORD BARRYMORE, H.M.L. VISCOUNT POWERSCOURT, H.M.L. LORD TALBOT DE MALAHIDE.
RT. HON. MR JUSTICE ROSS. LORD HARLECH, H.M.L THE HIGH SHERIFF OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN.
RT. HON. THE EARL OF MEATH, K.P , H.M.L. RT. HON. T. LOUGH, M.P. JOHN MOONEY, C.V.O., D. L.
RT. HON. THE LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN J. JACKSON CLARK, H.M.L. V. C. LE FANU, J.P.
MARQUIS F SLIGO, H.M.L. SIR THOMAS TALBOT POWER, BART. COL. EDGEWORTH JONSTONE.
WELLINGTON DARLEY, J.P J. F. HEALY LADY POWERSCOURT.
LORD RATHDONNELL, H.M.L. SIR ANDREW HORNE. LADY ARDILAUN.
EARL OF KENMARE, H.M.L. RICHARD W. BOOTH, J.P. MISS PRESTON.
SIR JAMES MURPHY, BART., D.L. ANDREW BEATTIE, D.L. SIR F. AND LADY SHAW.
EDWARD H. ANDREWS, J.P. SIR WILLIAM J. GOULDING, BART, D.L. MATTHEW J. MINCH, J.P.
COMMANDER GAISFORD ST. LAWRENCE, R.N., D.L. SIR W. WATSON. T. L. PLUNKETT D.L.
SIRE MAURICE DOCKRELL, D.L. BIRGADIER—GENERAL BYRNE. S. W. MADDOCK, J.P. Chamber of Commerce, Dublin, 7th Novr 1916. My Lord, We are in receipt of your letter of the 31st ulto re the case
of William Clery, and have handed your letter on to General Byrne,
Commanding the R.I.C., who will no doubt take the case into his
consideration when dealing with the other cases. I am,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's obedient Servant. Edward H. Andrews
On behalf of the Hon. Secretaries.
The Rt. Hon. Lord Clonbrock, P.C., H.M.L., Ahascragh, Galway.

In this was a letter from Edward H. Andrews to Luke Gerald Dillon, Andrews acknowledges receipt of Clonbrock's earlier correspondence relating to the case of William Clery. Andrews assures Clonbrock that Joseph Byrne (1874-1942), Inspector-General of the RIC, will take the case into consideration. Edward H. Andrews was the honorary secretary of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. Luke Gerald Dillon (1834-1917), the 4th Baron Clonbrock, Co. Galway, is the husband of Lady Clonbrock who was a member of the Irish Women’s Association and heavily involved in assisting Irish soldiers during World War I.The Dillon family of Clonbrock was descended from Sir Henry de Leon, an Anglo-Norman nobleman who arrived in Ireland with the Earl of Moreton (later King John of England) in 1185. As a reward for helping Prince John to establish his Lordship of Ireland, de Leon was granted a large tract of land on the Westmeath frontier with Connacht on which he built a castle at Drumrany. This family was among the first of the Anglo-Norman settlers

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__0125.html)